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Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 141 · 40 questions
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How to say it (Say it by syllables): Say the word in beats and stress the CAPITAL beat: di-VEL-up (develop), hoh-TEL (hotel). Drop the silent letters: SAM-un (salmon), EYE-lund (island), ri-SEET (receipt). Do not add an extra beat at the start: SKOOL (school), STAY-shun (station), not is-KOOL.

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  1. 1.Listen to “suite”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SOO-it (b) SWEET (c) SOOT
  2. 2.How do you say “island”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) EYE-lund (b) iz-LAND (c) IS-land
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) u (c) t
  4. 4.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
  5. 5.How do you say “salmon”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sal-MOAN (b) SAM-un (c) SAL-mon
  6. 6.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) b (b) u (c) s
  7. 7.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ri-SEET (b) ri-SEEPT (c) REE-sept
  8. 8.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  10. 10.Listen to “pizza”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) PEET-suh (b) pit-ZAH (c) PIZ-zuh
  11. 11.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAYZ (b) SAY-ez (c) SEZ
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “mischievous” have? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  14. 14.How do you say “subtle”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUT-ul (b) SUB-tul (c) sub-TILE
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “doubt” have? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) does “debt” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “Wednesday” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) does “queue” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) does “recipe” have? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  21. 21.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEV-lup (b) dev-uh-LOP (c) di-VEL-up
  22. 22.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) s (b) t (c) b
  23. 23.How do you say “photographer”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FOH-toh-gra-fer (b) foh-toh-GRAF-er (c) fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  24. 24.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WOO-men (c) WO-men
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) t (c) d
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  27. 27.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) is-TAY-shun (b) stay-SHON (c) STAY-shun
  28. 28.How do you say “develop”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) di-VEL-up (b) DEV-lup (c) dev-uh-LOP
  29. 29.Which letter is silent in “receipt”? (a) c (b) r (c) p
  30. 30.Listen to “aisle”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sounds like “I’ll” (b) AYZ-ul (c) EYE-sul
  31. 31.Listen to “hotel”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) HO-tel (b) HOT-ul (c) hoh-TEL
  32. 32.Listen to “said”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-id (b) SAYD (c) SED
  33. 33.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kit (c) BIS-kyoot
  34. 34.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  35. 35.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  36. 36.Listen to “Wednesday”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) wed-NES-dee (b) WENZ-day (c) WED-nes-day
  37. 37.How do you say “school”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SKOOL (b) SKOO-lu (c) is-KOOL
  38. 38.How do you say “debt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DET (b) DEBT (c) DEB-ut
  39. 39.Listen to “debt”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEB-ut (b) DET (c) DEBT
  40. 40.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FI-lum (b) FILM (c) FIL-um

Answer key

  1. SWEET
  2. EYE-lund
  3. u
  4. SEZ
  5. SAM-un
  6. u
  7. ri-SEET
  8. KAY-oss
  9. l
  10. PEET-suh
  11. SEZ
  12. 3
  13. 1
  14. SUT-ul
  15. 1
  16. 1
  17. 1
  18. 2
  19. 1
  20. 3
  21. di-VEL-up
  22. b
  23. fuh-TOG-ruh-fer
  24. WIM-in
  25. b
  26. 2
  27. STAY-shun
  28. di-VEL-up
  29. p
  30. sounds like “I’ll”
  31. hoh-TEL
  32. SED
  33. BIS-kit
  34. KUMF-tuh-bul
  35. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  36. WENZ-day
  37. SKOOL
  38. DET
  39. DET
  40. FILM

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